Stephen Melillo Interview for Memorial Day.

In 2005, "Kakehashi: THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" was recorded in Japan by 143 world-class Japanese Military Musicians and 300 Chorus traveling from Shenandoah and Old Dominion Universities. It was the FIRST recording released by the Ministry of Defense outside of Japan. In 2007, a “visualized” version of "Kakehashi: THAT WE MIGHT LIVE", won THREE Telly Awards in History, Biography & Music, and an AVA Gold Award. It was also nominated for the Pulitzer and Nemmers Prizes in Music. More importantly, when copies of the DVD version went to Congress in 2007, it resulted in several of the ex-POWs from WWII receiving long-overdue Bronze Stars & Purple Hearts. Yes… a single work, written for fine HIGH SCHOOL Bands and Choruses, won multiple TELLY and AVA Awards and inspired Congress to award forgotten soldiers of WWII Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts. Consider this Music for your programs and discover the power and healing beauty of this Music by owning one of the few remaining copies of the original 2007 version DVDs. Enjoy & Godspeed! S Kakehashi: THAT WE MIGHT LIVE (on DVD)

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